Mark Phillips
International Cooperation Specialist
Tel: 202-712-0044
Email: mphillips@usaid.gov |
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Overview
The primary goal of the United States is for Latvia to play a positive and stabilizing role in an integrated Europe and to participate fully in regional political, economic and security structures. The 1998 U.S.-Baltic Charter spells out the fundamentals of U.S. bilateral relationships in the Baltics and establishes institutional mechanisms to support sovereignty and free markets, promote respect for human rights and the rule of law, and strengthen security ties. Latvia joined both the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union (EU) in 2004.
Between 1990 and 1999, USAID delivered more than $57 million to support Latvia’s transition to a market-oriented democracy. Aid from the American people focused on economic and democratic reform, promoting the rule of law, improving health care, and energy conservation. Although the USAID Mission in Riga closed its doors in 1999, the legacy of USAID development assistance has endured.
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